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Narelle threatening Cape York Peninsula
THE FIRST tropical cyclone of the season in North Queensland is moving westward from the Coral Sea towards Cape York Peninsula, with the Bureau of Meteorology and the state...
AMSA pings illegal boat charter operator
A MELBOURNE charter vessel operator has been fined thousands of dollars by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority after it was detected operating public services without a...
Ferry ‘fibs’ emerge in New Zealand
THE INADVERTENT revelation of some details of New Zealand’s Cook Strait ferry replacement program has led to accusations of misleading behaviour by the government and its...
Port of Melbourne, Svitzer sign electric tugs MOU
VISITING royalty, Their Majesties the King and Queen of Denmark, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding at the port of Melbourne this week that explores the...
CSL, Adbri name pioneering vessel
THE WORLD’s first battery-powered self-unloading bulk carrier, destined for South Australian service, has been officially named in China. The CSL Group and building materials...
Myrmell heading to Saudi Arabia
FORMER Carnival Australia president and current Journeys Beyond chief operating officer Sture Myrmell has been appointed president of Saudi Arabia’s AROYA Cruises. Mr Myrmell...
Nuyina grounding damage revealed in ATSB report
IT HAS been revealed that Australia’s Antarctic research/icebreaker Nuyina incurred substantial damage to and lost a number of scientific instruments when it grounded briefly near...
G2Ocean: 2025 revenues down but profits up
NORWEGIAN open-hatch vessel specialist G2Ocean has lamented reduced 2025 revenue due to lower activity across global markets but has reported an improved bottom line thanks to...
No escape for OOCL in 2025
OOCL’s deepening relationship with parent COSCO Shipping has not fully protected it from the general downturn container lines faced in 2025 but its just released results are...
Zespri shipping, Knowles shipping out
NEW ZEALAND kiwifruit marketer Zespri has despatched its first chartered reefer ship of the season, from Tauranga to Japan and South Korea, with around 60 more shipments to follow...
Interim CEO for TasPorts
TASPORTS has appointed industry veteran Captain Allan Gray as interim chief executive while a search continues for a replacement for departing CEO Anthony Donald. In mid-December...
Boluda names new Australian MD
FOLLOWING the departure of long-serving David Fethers last week Boluda has appointed Ivan Spanjic as the new managing director of the business in Australia and Papua New Guinea....
ATSB releases preliminary cruise ship grounding report
A COMBINATION of factors contributed to the grounding of Coral Expeditions’ Coral Adventurer off the east coast of Papua New Guinea late last year, according to the Australian...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen secures bio-methanol supply
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has signed with fellow Norwegian company, energy giant Equinor, for a two-year supply of mass-balanced bio-methanol. Wallenius Wilhelmsen says the agreement...
No pay, no stay: AMSA bans Ocean Bright
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has banned another vessel from Australian waters for six months, after discovering crew members had not been paid their correct wages. The...
